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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A The maximum reported precipitation is around 150 inches
B Western Washington and Oregon get more precipitation than eastern Washington and Oregon
C There is a rain forest on the Olympic Peninsula
D The region extends down into Northern California
E The Douglas firs of the region can grow up to a height of 200 feet
Question #2
A Coffee and pineapple plantations
B Cotton and tobacco farming
C Shrimping, rice farming
D Forestry/logging, salmon fishing
Question #3
A British
B French
C Spanish
D Russian
Question #4
A Seattle
B Vancouver
C Portland
D Eugene
Question #5
A They are both owned and run by Native American tribes, while remaining part of the United States.
B They are both centers for the nuclear energy industry.
C They were both towns owned by private corporations.
D They were both preplanned cities.
Question #6
A Vancouver, British Columbia
B Olympia, Washington
C Portland, Oregon
D Seattle, Washington
Question #7
A The Santa Clara Valley
B The Central Valley
C The Willamette Valley
D The Frasier Valley
Question #8
A Attractive natural environments
B Low cost of living
C Established, technology-oriented universities.
D Abundance of workers
Question #9
A California
B The Intermontane
C The Rocky Mountains
D Megalopolis
E The Pacific Northwest
Question #10
A Rogue Valley
B Willamette Valley
C Columbia Valley
D Fraser Valley
Question #11
A Megalopolis
B The Intermontane
C The Pacific Northwest
D California
Question #12
A They were escaping war
B They were political refugees
C They were envious of the Alaskan settlements they could see from Russia.
D They faced religious persecution
Question #13
A Donation Land Claims Act
B Dawes Act
C Homestead Act
D Expulsion Act
Question #14
A Hunting
B Gathering seeds, fruits, and berries.
C Fishing and marine resources
D Agriculture
Question #15
A California
B The Columbia Plateau
C The Willamette Valley
D Vancouver Island
Question #16
A Northeast to Southwest
B North – South
C There is no pattern, different ranges run in different directions
D East – West
Question #17
A Forests
B Water
C Oil
D Gold
Question #18
A Most other cities in B.C. can only be reached by air or water travel.
B Victoria and Vancouver were the two largest forts in B.C. and so drew a large population early.
C Victoria and Vancouver were two major trading ports and the commerce with Asia and Russia drew settlers.
D They were the two cities with the closest ties to the United States
Question #19
A Eutopia
B Cascadia
C Ecotopia
D Pacifica
Question #20
A Seattle
B Portland
C Victoria
D Vancouver
Question #21
A The British
B The French
C The Spanish
D The Russians
Question #22
A On the western side of mountain ranges
B On the eastern side of mountain ranges
C In valleys between mountain ranges
D Near the coast
Question #23
A Wheat, apples, and grapes
B Pears, apples, and oats
C Blueberries, Oats, and grapes
D Wheat, blueberries, and pears
Question #24
A Road tolls
B Wildlife conservation areas
C Urban growth boundaries
D City limits
Question #25
A Airplanes
B Computers
C Salmon
D Timber
Question #26
A The completion of transcontinental railroads in the United States and Canada
B The completion of transcontinental railroads in the United States and Canada
C Steamships drastically reduced the travel time over sailing ships.
D All of the above
Question #27
A Alaska statehood came in 1959
B The Yukon Delta is the largest national park in Alaska
C The Federal government, especially the Department of Defense, is the dominant employer in Alaska
D The Federal government is the largest landowner in Alaska
E Petroleum was not discovered in Alaska until 1968 at Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope
Question #28
A Washington, Oregon, and California supply more than 50% of the U.S. total timber production
B The area east of Cascades is predominately semi-arid, grasses and desert shrubs and supports the dry farming of wheat
C Japan is the primary customer for British Columbia and Alaska lumber
D The Willamette Valley produces both forage crops and dairy products
E Most of the agricultural production is for consumption back in eastern Canada and the eastern U.S.
Question #29
A With more than 1.2 million people, Vancouver is now Canada’s largest city
B Founded as a logging center, Seattle’s regional dominance was due to the coming of railroads
C Vancouver is Canada’s busiest port
D Seattle has been the region’s largest city since late 1800s
E Portland has a more diversified economy than Seattle
Question #30
A The Modoc and Klamath native peoples inhabited Oregon while the Palouse and Yakima tribes inhabited Washington
B The U.S.-Canadian border was set by agreement at 49* N latitude
C Because of its remoteness, there was much slower population growth in this region than the national averages in U.S. and Canada
D Most of the region’s population lives in the lowlands from the Fraser River in Canada to the Willamette Valley in Washington
E The first railroad to Seattle stimulated large numbers of immigrants, especially Scandinavians, into Washington
Question #31
A The Hudsons Bay Company was a fur-trading operation in Columbia River Basin in the early 1700s
B The first Russian settlements occurred in the late 1700s
C It was the Oregon Trail that brought settlers from Missouri to the Willamette Valley
D Outside of the polar regions, this region was the last area to be explored by Europeans
E The U.S. purchased Alaska from the Russians in 1867
Question #32
A The American Indian economy was predominately hunting and gathering
B Among American Indians, potlatch is known as the ritual giving of gifts
C The purpose a totem pole is Totem pole is to provide a record of a persons life carved into vertical log
D The pre-European American Indian population was relatively small considering the abundance of year-round food
E There were a number of distinct ethnic groups clustered in small valleys along the coast
Question #33
A The Alaska panhandle is predominately mountains and islands
B Alaska’s capital, Anchorage, is on a narrow coastal lowland in the Alaskan panhandle
C Mount St. Helens is a volcanic peak located in the Cascades
D Mt. Logan is the highest mountain in Canada
E The Chugach and Kenai Mountains are along Alaska’s coast
Question #34
A The region’s winters are usually mild and the summers generally are cool
B The Cascades are an uplifted plateau topped with volcanic peaks
C The coast ranges of Washington and Oregon are low rounded mountains with maximum elevations of around 1200 feet
D At 20,300 feet, Mt. McKinley is the highest mountain in North America
E Snow is generally uncommon south of Vancouver
Question #35
A There is generally less rainfall north and west of Alaskas panhandle
B Regional storms move south and east
C The region’s lowlands are semi-arid
D Most of the region’s precipitation occurs in the summer, especially in the north
E The heaviest precipitation falls on the windward side of the region’s mountains
